Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international security discussions – a move that’s been warmly welcomed...
Sustainable development hinges on fate of world’s cities
The future of sustainable development will hinge on the fate of cities, officials told a special meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)...
Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the “trust deficit” between the two...
Earth champion David Attenborough bestowed Lifetime Achievement award
In honour of David Attenborough’s dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy in protecting and restoring nature, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Thursday...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Apr 21 (IPS) – With public debt reaching record highs both in developed and emerging markets– and with even more...
Women in Argentina Cultivate Dignity in Their Cooperative Vegetable Garden
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 21 (IPS) – The space consists of just 300 square meters full of green where there is an agro-ecological vegetable garden...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Apr 21 (IPS) – With public debt reaching record highs both in developed and emerging markets– and with even more...
Europe Sweeps Away More Refugees, Asylum Seekers – Part I: UK, Greece
MADRID, Apr 21 (IPS) – In what looks pretty much like an ‘operation clean sweep’ aiming at getting rid of more and more migrants,...
Why taking medications during pregnancy is so confusing
Obstetrician Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman was treating patients in New York City when the COVID-19 pandemic swept in. Hospitals began filling up. Some of her pregnant...
Road to European Dream Paved by Extortion and Exploitation
Cairo, Egypt, Apr 21 (IPS) – Last June, Mit Al Korama’s youth gathered in front of one of their homes on a summer evening...
The Cost of Excluding Refugees 
WHO Launches New Global Health Strategy for Childhood Cancer Medications 
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals